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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Snatch. (2000) - Part (3) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : Snatch. (2000) - Part (3) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: Snatch. (2000).
About the movie:
Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers, and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Snatch. (2000)?
a.
Throughout the movie, Turkish (
Jason Statham
) makes comments to Tommy (
Stephen Graham
) about his getting a gun for protection from "Ze Germans". Graham also played Sgt. Myron Mike Ranney in the series
Band of Brothers
, although Snatch was released a year prior to the series.
b.
It was shot in 16 days, primarily in February and March. Most shoots took place on weekends.
c.
The movie was banned in South Africa several weeks after release by the Board of Censors, but not before it had been seen by some 250,000 viewers and had a strong cult following.
d.
When the alarm goes off and police helicopters hover over Dave Whitmans (
Richard Dreyfuss
) house, his son runs out of the house with a video camera and says, "Close encounters of the fourth kind, take one," a reference to
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
, starring Richard Dreyfuss.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Snatch. (2000)?
a.
The monastery location seen in the film is located at Meteora, Greece. Its the same famed region that featured in the later James Bond movie
For Your Eyes Only
.
b.
Body count: 26
c.
This movie was intended to be a
Casablanca
type movie but set during the Cuban Revolution and fall of the Batista Regime in 1959. The movies end is quite typically and deliberately a
Casablanca
ending. Moreover, this was not the only movie to be a modern reworking of this Hollywood classic.
Caboblanco
was made around the same time, as was
Far East
.
d.
When Charlie faints at the MIB HQ you can see
Martha Stewart
on the big screen TV.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Snatch. (2000)?
a.
Film debut of
Shelby Leverington
.
b.
The producers couldnt afford enough extras for the boxing match sequences. Whenever a camera angle changed, the extras had to move around to create an impression of a crowded house.
c.
According to director
Terence H. Winkless
, the original script had
Don The Dragon Wilson
s character training by running up stairs of a temple. When he arrived in the Philippines to begin shooting no temple could be found. A live volcano was nearby so he changed the script to have the character training by running up a live volcano as it would make an interesting replacement for the temple.
d.
Screenwriter
Samuel Newman
re-used the character name "Dr. Karol Noyman" (here played by
Edgar Barrier
) for an entirely different character played by
John Carradine
in the 1959 film
Invisible Invaders
, which Newman also wrote.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Snatch. (2000)?
a.
Clint Eastwood
encouraged the Hmong actors to ad-lib in Hmong.
b.
According to Chris Columbus
Kevin Nordine
did all the effects for the film in his parents basement in Chicago, by drawing all the effects onto the film. He also did the effects for only a few hundred dollars at a time.
c.
When Vinny and Sol are sitting outside Brick-Tops Bookies, about to give him the diamond, the man that approaches the car is not really Bullet-Tooth Tony, it was a look-alike.
Vinnie Jones
didnt show up for shooting that day because he was in jail for fighting the night before.
d.
The Latin phrases spoken by Doc and Ringo have implied meaning beyond their literal translation. The conversation could be translated into vernacular English this way: DOC: Wine loosens the tongue. RINGO: You better pay attention to what youre doing. DOC: Go tell someone else. RINGO: (tapping his gun) Fools must learn through experience. DOC: Rest in peace.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Snatch. (2000)?
a.
The film includes footage from
To Catch a Thief
, featuring
Grace Kelly
. Like the
Julia Stiles
character in this film, Kelly was also an American who became a European princess, when she married the prince of Monaco.
b.
Brooks Elms and co-writer Mark Cirino were roommates at NYU film school with Eli Roth, who later directed Cabin Fever and Hostel. Eli has a classic cameo in the last party scene of the film where he picks his teeth as he crosses the frame.
c.
The role of Brick Top Polford was originally offered to
Dave Courtney
.
d.
The film pays a huge homage to
Lewis Carroll
s "Alice in Wonderland", although there are also references to
Karl Marx
,
Franz Kafka
, Zen and
Homer
s Odyssey. One of the main featured works of literature is "Simulcra and Simulation" by the French philosopher Jean Baudrillaud. The book can be seen lying open in Neos apartment and was required reading for all the principal cast and crew.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Snatch. (2000)?
a.
Due to the chaotic nature of film distribution of the time, numerous fortunes were made on this film by men who had nothing to do with the actual production.
Louis B. Mayer
was one such beneficiary, who obtained states right distribution rights for the film on the east coast and the profits allowed him to launch Louis B. Mayer Productions, which soon relocated to Los Angeles.
b.
David Dobkin
was originally set to direct, but dropped out to make
Fred Claus
.
c.
Brad Pitt
s character and indecipherable speech was inspired by many critics complaints about the accents of the characters in
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
.
Guy Ritchie
decided to counter the criticisms by creating a character that not only couldnt be understood by the audience but the also couldnt be understood by characters in the movie.
d.
Last in a 4 feature Columbia series starring
Ralph Bellamy
as Inspector Steve Trent, filmed June 4-13 1934.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Snatch. (2000)?
a.
Over 1,000 soft architectural pieces were created for falling debris.
b.
With a budget of around US $17 million, this picture has been described as the most expensive home movie ever made.
c.
One of the boxers is called Bomber Harris. "Bomber Harris" was the nickname of
Arthur Harris
, chief of RAF Bomber Command in World War II. The name later appeared in a German Monty Python special (
Monty Pythons Fliegender Zirkus
) as the name of a man who wrestles himself - Colin "Bomber" Harris.
d.
Marsh read Robert Rodriguezs book Rebel Without a Crew, featuring Gallardo, and began working on the screenplay for Hoodlums. Months later, Gallardo himself had read the script through a chance reply to a Screen Actors Guild ad, and signed on to play a starring role.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Snatch. (2000)?
a.
Originally got a NC-17 rating from the MPAA, but after
Sacha Baron Cohen
re-edited it it received an R.
b.
The car driven by Tyrone is a Rover SD1. It is the Vitesse version which was the fastest version made. It has a 3.5 litre V8 engine which ran on petrol/gasoline. The car was in production from 1976-1986 and in this time there was a "facelift" updated model as used in this film. The car is driven by the rear wheels and was a favorite amongst police and criminals when they were in production; so much so in fact, that the police started buying second hand cars and converting them for use in the police force when they went out of production. There were many different engines available, such as a 2.3 and 2.6 liter in-line 6 cylinder engine and a 2.4 liter turbo diesel engine, which was revolutionary in the 1980s. After the car went out of production, the design was sold to a company in India and it was re-badged and sold again as the Standard 2000.
c.
In one scene, a portrait of Davy Crockett is seen on the wall: its the same portrait that appeared in Leslie Nielsens house in
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
- an in-joke from director
David Zucker
.
d.
The speech given by Timo Cruz in response to the question "What is your deepest fear?" is an excerpt from "A Return to Love" (1992) by
Marianne Williamson
. (Commonly misattributed to
Nelson Mandela
s 1994 Inaugural Address.)
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Snatch. (2000)?
a.
Financed almost entirely by
Charles Simonyi
.
b.
Just before Micky and Bomber Harris begin their fight, Bomber Harris head-butts Micky just after the bell rings. Micky recoils checking for blood on his glove and then floors his opponent with one punch. This was a nod towards Lenny "The Guvnor" McClean when he fought "Mad Gypsy" Bradshaw in an almost identical fight.
Lenny McLean
worked with
Guy Ritchie
on
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
and passed away in 1998.
c.
Europe
s 1986 hit The Final Countdown is often falsely stated as being in this film, due in no small part to the songs similarity to
Vince DiCola
s score. In actuality, this song was released AFTER Rocky IVs theatrical release.
d.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
s schedule only permitted him to be on set for four days, and he had the flu the whole time.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: Snatch. (2000)?
a.
During the mid-1990s,
Kevin Smith
was commissioned by Warner Brothers to write a new Superman movie, the screenplay of which was eventually titled "Superman Lives." At one time,
Tim Burton
was attached to direct and
Jon Peters
was attached to produce the film. The project fell through in the late 1990s. The next attempt to resurrect the Superman franchise, however, was successfully made into a movie:
Superman Returns
, starring
Brandon Routh
, who appears in
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
as Bobby Long.
b.
Jason Flemyng
joked that the working conditions on this film were so terrible that
Brad Pitt
s trailer was picketed by Amnesty International as not being fit for someone to live in.
c.
The MPAA objected to the use of the term "transvestite" to describe Norman Bates in the final wrap-up. They insisted it be removed until
Joseph Stefano
proved to them it was a clinical psychology term. They thought he was trying to get one over on them and place a vulgarity in the picture.
d.
Peter drives a 1977 Puch Newport moped.
Cyril ONeil
, the films Picture Car Coordinator, managed to find 12 of the bikes, which provided enough parts to make 7 working models. 3 of them were destroyed during the chase scene in act 2, due to retakes of the bike being run over. Later, when Peter is shown dragging his moped home, its one of the actual wrecked production bikes.
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